Lords completes commitee stage of Product Regulation and Metrology Bill

The Product Regulation and Metrology Bill will update existing measures relating to the marketing, quantities and measurements of products sold in the UK in order to better protect consumers, deliver economic growth and ensure fair business practice among online and high street retailers.

Committee stage

Committee stage is a thorough examination of the individual parts (clauses) of the bill.

Starting from the front of the bill, members work through the clauses in order, considering changes (amendments) to the wording or proposals for new clauses.

Proposed changes

Members speaking on day four of committee stage put forward amendments (PDF) to the bill on subjects including:

• expanding the information sharing provisions of the Act
• regulating products used in civil aviation
• reviewing product supply chains.

Watch and read the debate

• Watch on Parliament TV.
• Read the Lords Hansard transcript.

Explore background information

Find out more in the House of Lords Library briefing.

Next steps

Report stage, a further chance to closely scrutinise elements of the bill and make changes, is yet to be scheduled.

What's happened so far?

Committee stage day three: Wednesday 27 November

Members speaking on day three of committee stage put forward amendments (PDF) to the bill on subjects including:

• industry cooperation with emergency services
• withdrawing products from sale after concerns are raised by Trading Standards
• protecting patent software from illegal use.

Catch up

• Watch on Parliament TV.
• Read the Lords Hansard transcript.

Committee stage day two: Monday 25 November

Members speaking on day two of committee stage put forward amendments (PDF) to the bill on subjects including:

• innovation and economic expansion
• regulation of digital products
• restrictions on use of chemicals.

Catch up

• Watch the Parliament TV recording.
• Read the Lords Hansard transcript.

Committee stage day one: Wednesday 20 November

Members speaking on the first day of committee stage put forward amendments (PDF) to the bill on subjects including:

• government powers on risk regulation
• product safety and marketing
• environmental standards.

Catch up

• Watch the Parliament TV recording.
• Read the Lords Hansard transcript.

Second reading

Second reading, a full debate on the key principles of the bill, took place on Tuesday 8 October.

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